Toy Computer Restored
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/17/looking-at-an-old-toy-computer/

In the 1960s, the home computer was barely a twinkle in anyone’s eye. This was the decade in which computers were used by a handful of companies and organizations and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/17/looking-at-an-old-toy-computer/)

Linux Fu: Improving FTP
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/17/linux-fu-improving-ftp/

FTP isn’t exactly cutting-edge technology. These days, if you control both ends of a connection, you’re probably using scp, SFTP, rsync, or something even fancier. But FTP refuses to die, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/17/linux-fu-improving-ftp/)

Using Starlink’s Satellites to Study Earth’s Upper Atmosphere
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/17/using-starlinks-satellites-to-study-earths-upper-atmosphere/

Aside from global access to cat videos, the presence of thousands of Starlink broadband internet access satellites in LEO has a very pleasant side effect for atmospheric researchers. Starlink publicly …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/17/using-starlinks-satellites-to-study-earths-upper-atmosphere/)

OLEDs Have Gained Brightness, Not Burn-In Resistance
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/17/oleds-have-gained-brightness-not-burn-in-resistance/

OLED displays solve many of the problems suffered by LC displays, including color fidelity, dynamic range and power usage. That said, especially in the early days OLED gained a reputation …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/17/oleds-have-gained-brightness-not-burn-in-resistance/)

One Man’s Perfect Retro-Style Monitor Takes All Inputs
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/17/one-mans-perfect-retro-style-monitor-takes-all-inputs/

Perfection is an inherently subjective measure, in that one must choose the criteria against which to measure. A perfect circle is an absolutely rubbish octagon, for example. So when you …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/17/one-mans-perfect-retro-style-monitor-takes-all-inputs/)

Edison Motors Offering All-Mechanical Trucks, At Least to Start
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/17/edison-motors-offering-all-mechanical-trucks-at-least-to-start/

We’ve been following Canadian startup Edison Motors for some time now, but their latest offering caught us a bit off guard– their BDE-sieries truck will be offered first without the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/17/edison-motors-offering-all-mechanical-trucks-at-least-to-start/)

Using Acoustic Resonators as Thrusters for Small Robots
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/17/using-acoustic-resonators-as-thrusters-for-small-robots/

There are quite a few rather unconventional methods of propulsion, but perhaps one of the more curious approaches involved Helmholtz resonance, as demonstrated by [Junsun Hwang] et al. with a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/17/using-acoustic-resonators-as-thrusters-for-small-robots/)